Multiple choice

The nationalist demand for a constituent assembly was conceded for the first time by the British government though indirectly and with reservation in the

  1. Cripps Proposals

  2. August Offer

  3. Cabinet Mission Plan

  4. Act of 1935
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The August Offer 1940 (by Viceroy Linlithgow) was the first time the British government indirectly conceded the nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly, though with reservations about post-war settlement and dominion status. The Cripps Proposals 1942 explicitly offered a constituent assembly post-war, Cabinet Mission 1946 provided the framework, and the 1935 Act was the existing constitution.

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